Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-08-18
ORDINANCE No. AS.
| Published July 18th, 1891.

Published July 18th, 1881
AN ORDINANCE to provide for lighting the
streets of the city of Dodge City, Kansas, with
Electric light.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Counclmen of the
city of Dodge City, Kansas
SECTION I. That in consideration Of the benefits
that will accrue to the city Of Dodge City by the
lighting of the streets at night with electric light
the said city hereby agrees to rent, and does here
by rent, from the Dodge City Electric Light and
Steam Heating Company, for and during the term
of five years, lights, to be light all night
and twenty incandescent street lights to be light
ed all night, at an annual rental of seventeen
dollars per month for each and every arc
light of loo candle power each. andS2.50 per
month for each and every incandescent street
light OF ~ candle power each, payable quarterly,
PROVIDED, That the rent for such electric light
shall not begin until The Dodge City Electric
Light and Steam Heating Company shall have
far completed their electric light works as to be
able to furnish electricity in sufficient amount for
the electric lights herein provided for
SEC. II. said electric lights, az provided for in
Section OF this ordinance shall be located fol-
lows, tO-wit One light on the corner OF 10
Gust street and Second Avenue oae are light on
the corner Front and Paladora street ono arc
light on the IF Front street and First Ave
nue. : one arc light on the corner of Chestnut
street and Second AyeEur !; one light ON the
corner of Front street and Third Avenue one arc
light on the corner OF Spruce street and Second
Avenue {; one are light Oh the Of Walnut
street and First Avenue arc light on the cor
ner of Walnut street and Third Avenue: one arc
light on the corner Of Military Avenue and Rail
road Avenue, and arc light on Second Avenue
at the north end of the north and the twenty
incandcsccnt lights shall be located Mt such places
within the city may be designated by the com
mite electric li-hts
SEC. Iii. The said Dodge City Electric Light
and Steam Heating Company shall keep Ill of said
electric lights rented by the city in good work
ing order, Provided, the said city OF Dodge CITY
shall be at the expense af furnishing the bulbs
necessary for said incandesceDt lights, except the
first. which shall he furnished by the said Dodge
City Electric Light and Steam Heating Company.
and in any Of said electric lights shOuld get
out of repair and fail to furnish light according To
its capacity. the said Dodge City Electric Light
and Steam Heating Company, shall be notified, and
il Is fail To repair such electric light within ~
hours, unless prevented by unavoidable circum-
stances one dollars per day shall be deducted for
each day it remains out Of working order. The
penalty, herein provided for, shall not be applied
to electric lights temporarily disabled by repairs
extension Of wires
SEC. ". This ordinance shall fake effect and
be in in force from and after its acceptance in
writing Cby the Dodge City Electric Light and
Steam Heating Company and its publication once
in the Dodge City TINES.
Passed the council July 18TH 1881.
Attest: GEO. L. JONES, City Clerk.
Approved July afh- 1881.
r. W. TARBOX.
Mnyor